PIROUETTE in a Sentence

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She began to envy those pirouetters, to hunger for the hope and happiness which the fascination of the dance seemed to engender within them.

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 Meanings and Examples of PIROUETTE
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pirouette
 v.  to perform a whirl on the toes, like a dancer, usually in ballet
Classic Sentence:
1  But the Emperor's friend covered himself with glory, for he danced everything, whether he knew it or not, and introduced impromptu pirouettes when the figures bewildered him.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
2  She began to envy those pirouetters, to hunger for the hope and happiness which the fascination of the dance seemed to engender within them.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
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